residue

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res·i·due /ˈrezədjuː $ -duː/ ●○○ noun  1  HC[countable, uncountable] a substance that remains on a surface, in a container etc and cannot be removed easily, or that remains after a chemical process 剩余物，残留物，渣滓residue from residue from sewage treatment plants 污水处理厂排出的残余物 The flies leave a sticky residue on crops. 苍蝇在庄稼上留下黏糊糊的分泌物。 Rinse off any soap residue. 冲净残留的肥皂。2  REMAIN/BE LEFT[countable] formal the part of something that is left after the rest has gone or been taken away 剩余，残余residue of The residue of the stock was sold. 剩余存货已售出。

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residue• They are sometimes acidic to neutralise any alkaline residues carried over from the washing process and sometimes include disinfectants.• Peel bananas, removing any residue left by skin.• The boiling off of liquids, he noted, leaves an intensely, sometimes unpleasantly bitter residue.• That notion is quite compatible with a certain residue of benevolent despotism exercised by Tory squires.• The structure makes clear why certain residues are highly conserved.• As I soaked in the hot pool, I felt the weeks of accumulated tear-gas residue seeping out of my pores.• Soap can leave a slight residue on your skin.• Yet the feeble post-Soviet residue still houses thousands of nuclear weapons.• They were the residue of titles that had since gone into paperback editions.leave ... residue• City dwellers should use a light conditioner because heavy ones can leave residues which attract grime.• This is not always necessary on liquid-based foundation as it dries and will set without leaving any residue.residue of• a residue of anger and hatredOrigin residue (1300-1400) Old French residu, from Latin residuum, from residere; → RESIDE

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residue
res‧i‧due /ˈrezədjuː, ˈrezɪdjuː $ -duː/ noun1. [uncountable and countable] a substance that remains on a surface, in a container etc and cannot be removed easily, or that remains after a chemical process
    residue from
    residue from sewage treatment plants
    The flies leave a sticky residue on crops.
    Rinse off any soap residue.
2. [countable] formal the part of something that is left after the rest has gone or been taken away
    residue of
    The residue of the stock was sold.

resi·dueBrE /ˈrezɪdjuː/ 🔊NAmE /ˈrezɪduː/ 🔊 nouna small amount of sth that remains at the end of a process 剩余物；残留物；残渣◆pesticide residues in fruit and vegetables残留在水果和蔬菜中的杀虫剂(law 法律) the part of the money, property, etc. of a person who has died that remains after all the debts, gifts, etc. have been paid 剩余遗产◆The residue of the estate was divided equally among his children. 剩余遗产被他的孩子平分了。🔊🔊